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Sphaerodactylidae

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Sphaerodactylidae
Persian wonder gecko
(Teratoscincus keyserlingii )
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Gekkonoidea
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Underwood, 1954
Genera

12, see text.

The Sphaerodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) distributed in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, as well as in Southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and into Central Asia. Over 200 species are described in the several genera in this family.[1][2][3]

Genera

The following genera are recognized as being valid.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gamble, T.; Daza, J.D.D.; Colli, G.R.; Vitt, L.J.; Bauer, A.M. (2011). "A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (4): 1244–1266. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00741.x. PMC 3223738. PMID 22125341.
  2. ^ Gamble, Tony; Bauer, Aaron M.; Greenbaum, Eli; Jackman, Todd R. (21 August 2007). "Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards". Journal of Biogeography: 070821084123003––. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01770.x.
  3. ^ Gamble, T.; Bauer, A.M.; Colli, G.R.; Greenbaum, E.; Jackman, T.R.; Vitt, L.J.; Simons, A.M. (February 2011). "Coming to America: Multiple Origins of New World Geckos". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (2): 231–244. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02184.x. PMC 3075428. PMID 21126276.
  4. ^ "Sphaerodactylidae". Dahms Tierleben

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